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Howard Rheingold explains RSS
I have written multiple posts explaining why I think educators should use an RSS reader to focus their online reading. Howard Rheingold, a long-time time tech leader, has just released his own justification for prioritizing RSS and suggestions for what … Continue reading
Using a chromebook with LastPass
I have made the transition to using a password manager so my multiple accounts are protected with more complex passwords. I should have anticipated a problem using my chromebook, but I did not. The default way you activate your chromebook … Continue reading
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Summer teacher blogs
Summer would be a great time for educators to contribute a blog. They could make this a summer blog and declare it as such. If time did not allow during “the season”, they could simply not add posts. A summer … Continue reading
Education plays a minor role in reducing income inequality
Bring up the income inequality issue and what most point to as a remedy is an improvement in education. While education is important, the Atlantic article I reference here suggests improving education will not reduce income disparity. Simply put – … Continue reading
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Browser premium levels don’t compensate content creators
You may have noted that Google intends to update the Chrome browser in a way that prevents ad blocking add ons. Google is largely ad driven so this business decision is understandable. Google and perhaps FireFox propose to offer premium … Continue reading
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Layering with Reclipped
I haven’t provided a layering tutorial in some time. Tools for layering annotations on web pages and online video continue to appear [see my tutorials for other services]. This tutorial describes Reclipped which allows educators or learners to annotate online … Continue reading